Black people, protect yourselves. Arm yourselves. POLICE YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. The killers are all around you. Stay in groups. Move in consciousness at all times. Keep your loved ones close. Do not underestimate the the deadliness of White and white-minded people around you.
Black writers don’t need critique, correction, or comfort. We will protect.
We will create spaces.
We will speak without compromise.
"Reclaiming the Selfful Center" is a policy of cultural defense.
Read. Respect. Keep your hands off our voices.
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The people that oppose rent control also often oppose environmental laws and any sort of worker protections. Basically they argue it hurts economic activity AKA profits. The fact is #rentcontrol is a powerful way to stabilize rents and reduce homelessness
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@RoArquette Since Anne's is the only life lost here, the comparisons and what ifs are without merit. I have so much Love for her. Artists are not just celebrities. She was less celebrated than many, but no less an artist and her work made a difference in the quality of my life. Peace...
Billy porter is fulll of SHIT! And so is BET for not even mentioning anything about LGBTQ lives and rights.. Miss me with that performative shit it was outta place and random
I also hate how the industry is making Billy Porter the Ellen DeGeneres of Black queer people.
Like everytime they fuck up, they think calling him will fix it.
Yeah, no. Stop the tokenization. #BETAwards
So BET had Billy Porter do that half baked ass ballroom “performance” but couldn’t even give Lil Nas X an invite?!?
It’s the forced gay pride for me.
#BETAwards
Responding to Putin’s military aggression by denying ordinary Russians access to their life savings is a cruel non sequitur that does little to help Ukrainians, writes @mazmhussain. https://t.co/M6gKRKz2Yr
The U.S. recognized Myanmar's mass killings against Rohingya Muslim people as genocide.
The UN says the 2017 crackdown involved mass rapes and village burnings — with at least 10,000 people killed, but deaths are likely higher.
Over 1 million Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh.
An Arizona court decision ruled against voters and those in the state who favor a progressive, adequate tax system that can fund critical priorities like education.
@marcoguzDC explains how this connects to ongoing efforts to undermine democracy. https://t.co/fFJrTuT5eW
Today, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion announced that they’ll no longer record most medical debt on credit reports. This is a step in the right direction, thanks to @CFPB. We'll keep fighting for consumers - from increasing transparency to preventing surprise billing and more.
704 billionaires in the U.S. now own more wealth than the bottom half of Americans—roughly 165 million people.
The gap between the rich and average Americans continues to grow, and tax policies continue to enable this. https://t.co/maaxYBrONd
And the total package will cost the state close to $2 billion annually when fully phased-in.
Several others states are now looking at implementing a flax tax, sending the majority of the benefits to the wealthiest residents. https://t.co/LL7hIWWxAu